English Toffee Recipe

English Toffee Recipe

Each Christmas I make several pounds of candy and cookies for friends, neighbors and business associates. This tasty toffee is covered in chocolate and sprinkled with nuts...and it won't stick to your teeth!
-Don McVay, Wilsonville, Oregon

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips;stir until smooth. Spread over toffee. Sprinkle with pecans. Let stand for 1 hour Break into bite-size pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.Yield: about 2 pounds.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Originally published as English Toffee in Taste of Home
December/January 2003, p41

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips;stir until smooth. Spread over toffee. Sprinkle with pecans. Let stand for 1 hour Break into bite-size pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.Yield: about 2 pounds.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Originally published as English Toffee in Taste of Home
December/January 2003, p41

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crappie1 User ID: 2451503258041

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2016

"Best toffee ever! I've made this since the issue came out years back and it's everyone's favorite. I have found out that you can't cheap out on ingredients. Use good butter and chocolate... Never margerine!"

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Cjordan1946 User ID: 8957446255691

Reviewed Oct. 20, 2016

"Worst recipe ever! The cooked sugar separated with the butter. Hard rock toffee on the bottom with gooey cold butter on top. I was so dissapointed!"

"This turned out great. I have had some of the trouble others have mentioned, but I have found that if I stick to the "low and slow" method (lower heat, longer time) works better for me. I use my thermometer and cold water test."

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bunkeee User ID: 7630720240016

Reviewed Dec. 23, 2015

"I followed this recipe exactly. I put the melted chocolate chips on after the toffee cooled as recommended. When I went to break the candy into pieces, a lot of the chocolate just fell off! (In big hunks). I would suggest breaking it into pieces first---then put the chocolate on after and let it cool. I did redo some of the pieces that this happened to and it worked much better the revised way."

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princssdominique User ID: 8169686215320

Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014

"This is one of my favorite and easy to make candy recipes. I make it EVERY holiday season. If I don't get around to it soon enough my kids beg me for it."

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neighmey User ID: 8169200215309

Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014

"It turned out wonderful!! been making fudge for years, I always used the cold water method for checking what stage I was at. For you beginners, get a class of cold water, drop a bit of the mix in it, if it turns into a ball at bottom of glass, it is hard ball stage. a trick my granny taught me years ago. first time making candy, and did buy a candy thermometer, but still checked the old way!!! went to 300 and made hard ball at bottom of glass!! anyway, taste delious, will make more often!! thank you for recipe!!!!!"

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karli1013 User ID: 678267838079

Reviewed Feb. 27, 2014

"It was really good! I made it on our electric stove with no problems, and I'm not an expert at making candy! I was even asked for the recipe."